Tsurugizan Taniemon
| 劔山谷右衛門 Tsurugizan Taniemon | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Bunzō 1803 Toyama, Japan |
| Died | October 17, 1854 (aged 51) |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Onomatsu |
| Record | 143-31-148 22draws-6holds-5noresults (Makuuchi) |
| Debut | March, 1827 |
| Highest rank | Ozeki (February 1842) |
| Retired | February, 1852 |
| Championships | 6 (Makuuchi, unofficial) |
| * Up to date as of June 2008. | |
Tsurugizan Taniemon (劔山谷右衛門, 1803 – October 17, 1854) was a sumo wrestler from Toyama City, Japan. His highest rank was ōzeki. He won six tournament championships on an official basis, before the yusho system was established and was offered, but rejected, a yokozuna licence.
Career
He joined Hatachiyama stable and was later trained under yokozuna Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke. At first he fought under the ring name Waniishi. He was one of few wrestlers to defeat yokozuna Inazuma Raigorō, who held a winning percentage of 90.9. After he won all bouts as sekiwake in the November 1841 tournament, he was promoted to ozeki in February 1842. He was to have the best individual record in six tournaments, equivalent to six yusho today, and recorded 29 consecutive wins. He changed his techniques according to the circumstances.[1] He was granted a yokozuna licence, but rejected this and nominated Hidenoyama Raigorō.[2] He held the ozeki rank for 11 years, but he finally retired from an active wrestler in February 1852 shortly before the age of 50. He is said to have died on October 17, 1854, but his death date remains vague.
Top division record
*2 tournaments were held yearly in this period, though the actual time they were held was often erratic
*Championships from this period were unofficial
*There was no fusensho system until March 1927
*All top division wrestlers were usually absent on the 10th day until 1909
| First | Second | |
|---|---|---|
| 1834 | East Maegashira #8 (3-1-3-2draws-1noresult) | East Maegashira #5 (7-1-1-1draw) |
| 1835 | East Maegashira #5 (3-0-6-1draw) | East Maegashira #3 (7-1-1-1draw) |
| 1836 | East Maegashira #1 (5-0-1) | East Komusubi (7-0-2-1draw) |
| 1837 | East Komusubi (4-1-4-1draw) | East Maegashira #1 (6-0-2-1draw-1noresult) |
| 1838 | East Komusubi (3-0-3) | East Komusubi (2-2-6) |
| 1839 | Sat out | Sat out |
| 1840 | East Komusubi (6-3-1) | East Komusubi (5-0-5) |
| 1841 | West Sekiwake (6-0-3-1hold) | West Sekiwake (8-0) |
| 1842 | East Ozeki (3-0-4-2draws-1hold) | East Ozeki (5-1-2-2draws) |
| 1843 | East Ozeki (4-0-6) | East Ozeki (4-1-4-1draw) |
| 1844 | East Ozeki (3-1-5-1draw) | East Ozeki (1-0-9) |
| 1845 | Sat out | East Ozeki (5-1-2-1draw-1hold) |
| 1846 | East Ozeki (4-1-4-1hold) | East Ozeki (4-2-4) |
| 1847 | East Ozeki (4-2-4) | East Ozeki (5-2-2-1draw) |
| 1848 | East Ozeki (4-2-3-1noresult) | East Ozeki (4-2-2-1draw-1noresult) |
| 1849 | East Ozeki (2-0-8) | East Ozeki (6-2-1-1noresult) |
| 1850 | East Ozeki (5-2-2-1draw) | East Ozeki (7-1-1-1draw) |
| 1851 | Sat out | East Ozeki (1-2-2-3draws-2holds) |
| 1852 | Retired | x |
- The wrestler's East/West designation, rank, and win/loss record are listed for each tournament.[3]
- A third figure in win-loss records represents matches sat-out during the tournament
- an X signifies the wrestler had yet to reach the top division at that point in his career or a tournament after he retired
| Green Box=Tournament Championship |
See also
References
- ^ "「得意手のないのが名人！」（大関・剣山谷右衛門）" (in Japanese). Japan Sumo Association. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
- ^ "博物館だより 第四十二号" (in Japanese). Toyama, Toyama. 2000-06-30. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
- ^ "Tsurugizan Taniemon Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2008-06-24.